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  • Open Letters and Weights

    Dithering | Jul 28
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  • Tech CEOs on Trump, X and the E.U., Apple Settles with E.U. Over NFC

    Monday, July 15, 2024

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    Tech CEO’s role in the culture; then, the E.U. goes too far with X, and gets it right with Apple and NFC


  • The E.U. Goes Too Far

    Monday, July 8, 2024

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    Recent E.U. regulatory decisions cross the line from market correction to property theft; if the E.U. continues down this path they are likely to see fewer new features and no new companies.


  • European Commission Charges Apple, Apple Delays New Features for E.U.

    Tuesday, June 25, 2024

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    Apple is being charged by the E.U. for violations of the DMA; it’s no surprise, meanwhile, that Apple is citing the DMA for not launching new features in the E.U.


  • An Interview with Ben Thompson at the MoffettNathanson Media, Internet, and Communications Conference

    Thursday, May 16, 2024

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    An interview of me by Craig Moffett, Michael Nathanson, and Michael Morton about what an AI re-alignment in tech might look like, Meta’s spending, the realities of scale and the challenges in regulating Aggregators, the current state of the bundle, and a few other additional questions from the audience.


  • An Interview with Benedict Evans About Regulation and AI

    Wednesday, April 3, 2024

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    An interview with Benedict Evans about his career, the differences between American and European approaches to regulation and antitrust, and the most important questions about AI.


  • Apple and Antitrust for Aggregators, DMA Investigations and Apple’s Risk

    Wednesday, March 27, 2024

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    A much better antitrust case against Apple would focus on developers, not customers. Then, the E.U. is investigating all of American tech under the DMA; the chances of Apple leaving are not zero.


  • Apple Fined by European Commission, Apple’s Spotify Press Release, Apple Revokes Epic’s Developer Account (Again)

    Thursday, March 7, 2024

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    Apple’s response to their European Commission fine and their (re)suspension of Epic’s developer account suggest that the company truly believes they own nothing to developers.


  • Xbox’s Announcement; Microsoft’s Messy Middle; Apple in Europe, Continued

    Monday, February 19, 2024

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    The specifics of Microsoft’s Xbox announcements don’t portend big changes, and economic factors explain why. Then, more Apple news from the EU.


  • Vision Pro on an Airplane, The Apple TV+ Services Story, Apple Earnings Notes

    Tuesday, February 13, 2024

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    Vision Pro is a revelation on an airplane, how demoes show the importance of Apple TV+, and notes from Apple’s earnings


  • An Interview with Eric Seufert About Meta at the Top

    Thursday, February 8, 2024

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    An interview with Eric Seufert about Meta’s blowout quarter and where the company goes next, anxiety about Google search, and Apple’s fight with developers and regulators


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  • OpenAI Hacks Hugging Face, What Happened, Alignment and Paper Clips

    Wednesday, July 22, 2026
  • Netflix Earnings, Is Netflix Washed?, Additional Notes

    Tuesday, July 21, 2026
  • IBM Misses, IBM’s Mainframe Moat, IBM’s Many AI Problems

    Wednesday, July 15, 2026
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  • Open Letters and Weights

    Dithering | Jul 28
    Open Letters and Weights
  • Emergency Pod: LeBron to the Sixers??? LeBron to the Sixers.

    Greatest Of All Talk | Jul 24
    Emergency Pod: LeBron to the Sixers??? LeBron to the Sixers.
  • (Preview) An OpenAI Model Escapes Sandboxing, Intelligence Will Be a Commodity Market, The Chinese Model Conundrum

    Sharp Tech | Jul 23
    (Preview) An OpenAI Model Escapes Sandboxing, Intelligence Will Be a Commodity Market, The Chinese Model Conundrum

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Interviews

  • An Interview with Figma CEO Dylan Field About Design and AI

    Thursday, June 25, 2026
  • An Interview with Michael Morton About E-Commerce in the Age of AI

    Thursday, June 18, 2026
  • An Interview with Ben Bajarin About Apple, AI, and Compute

    Thursday, June 11, 2026
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  • Two More Cents on the NBA’s Second Apron Era
    Friday, July 24, 2026
  • Is Netflix Washed Now?
    Friday, July 17, 2026
  • Online Insanity and Its Counterpoint
    Friday, July 10, 2026
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  • OpenAI Hacks Hugging Face, What Happened, Alignment and Paper Clips

    Wednesday, July 22, 2026
  • Netflix Earnings, Is Netflix Washed?, Additional Notes

    Tuesday, July 21, 2026
  • IBM Misses, IBM’s Mainframe Moat, IBM’s Many AI Problems

    Wednesday, July 15, 2026
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  • Open Letters and Weights

    Dithering | Jul 28
    Open Letters and Weights
  • Emergency Pod: LeBron to the Sixers??? LeBron to the Sixers.

    Greatest Of All Talk | Jul 24
    Emergency Pod: LeBron to the Sixers??? LeBron to the Sixers.
  • (Preview) An OpenAI Model Escapes Sandboxing, Intelligence Will Be a Commodity Market, The Chinese Model Conundrum

    Sharptech | Jul 23
    (Preview) An OpenAI Model Escapes Sandboxing, Intelligence Will Be a Commodity Market, The Chinese Model Conundrum

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Interviews

  • An Interview with Figma CEO Dylan Field About Design and AI

    Thursday, June 25, 2026
  • An Interview with Michael Morton About E-Commerce in the Age of AI

    Thursday, June 18, 2026
  • An Interview with Ben Bajarin About Apple, AI, and Compute

    Thursday, June 11, 2026
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